old and new (akira kurusu x reader)

009

you awoke in a blue velvet elevator once more. you felt strange being in the elevator; you had felt this feeling before previously but had no recollection of feeling it. 

you questioned where you were and made eye contact with the man across from you. he was sitting at a table with his head on top of his folded hands. 

"welcome, to the velvet room" he said with a smile. 

"what is this?" you asked him. 

"that you can leave up to your interpretation" he smiled. 

the room shifted from an elevator into a prison cell. you looked down at your clothes, you weren't wearing your pajamas; you were wearing a prison uniform. you hands and feet were shackled to a heavy iron ball. you grabbed onto the cell bars. 

"who are you?" you were scared and began panicking.

"my name is igor, the owner of this prison" he said, he motioned at something and two little girls came out from the sides of the cells, "allow them to introduce themselves" 

the girl with buns in her hair whipped out a baton and hit the cell bars said, "my name is caroline, inmate" 

the other girl with a braid held a board, "my name is justine, one of your prison guards" 

"what the hell-" 

caroline hit the cell once more, "language, inmate" 

"i am not an inmate! i'll ask again, what is this?" 

"as i said, it's up to your interpretation. however me and the girls have had our fun for the night" igor said with a smirk, "goodbye for now" 

the room went dark and you awoke again to the feeling of the couch beneath you. you pinched yourself a few times; you were back to reality. 

it felt strange to you however, the dream felt so real; too real for your liking. you checked the time on your phone and realized it was almost time for both you and akira to get ready. you sighed and got up from the couch, walking out to the bathroom and the beginning of a new day. 

per usual the both of you shared chaste greetings and not fully speaking to each other until you both had finished eating the curry and coffee prepared by your uncle. the train ride was short and surprisingly the both of you were able to score some seats, a rare feat. 

the rest of the day went on smoothly, you had managed to put the dream at the back of your mind and the rest of school went on. 

when the bell rang, akira pulled you aside as you packed your bags.

"i'm going to stay after school and help ryuji with his school project" he said. 

"alright, that's cool. want me to wait for you?" 

"nah, it's fine. it's gonna take a while knowing him" 

"got it" you said as you closed your bag and walked out to the door with him, "see you" 

he went to ryuji's class and smiled at you sweetly, "see you"